Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Fortaleza EC.
Injury-affected season
Missed 21 of Fortaleza EC's ~38 games this season through 21 injury absences (shoulder, fractured hand, inactive). He still appeared 14 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 14 | 1269 | 7.29 |
 Cearense - 1 | 7 | 630 | — |
 CONMEBOL Libertadores | 6 | 530 | 7.52 |
 Copa do Nordeste | 5 | 450 | — |
 Copa Do Brasil | 2 | 187 | 7.2 |
Scout report
João Ricardo is a 37-year-old goalkeeper at Fortaleza EC, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 14 appearances, a Season grade of 22, top 55% of Serie A goalkeepers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.6, ranking 379th of 413 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (74.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ricardo.
Judged on this season alone, Ricardo graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 29 of the 29 goalkeepers in the Serie A, on 4 clean sheets across 14 appearances.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 40 → 22). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 27th of 29 of the 29 goalkeepers in the Serie A. At 37 Ricardo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Ricardo missed 21 games through injury (shoulder, fractured hand, inactive) out of roughly 38 this season. The 14 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Fortaleza EC finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side
4 clean sheets in 14 appearances (29% of games).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 74.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 17.6, Ricardo carries the 27th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Serie A of 29 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
